Gardening
What will your garden grow this year?
How and why we garden is changing rapidly as we focus more and more on the health of the environment as well as the beauty of the nature we create. With the rising costs of …more
Year: 2023
People
Pat Jeffreys celebrates four decades of volunteer service
Bob Cairns was building houses for returning veterans in North Leaside at the end of World War II. A number of the semis on Beaufield, Glenbrae and Broadway were his creations. These houses took on …more
Gardening
Let the gardening year begin – now!
Spring is just around the corner, and if you’re anything like me, you’ve been counting the days since the middle of January – or even earlier. As each day gets longer, the urge to garden …more
Curious Idler
Curious Idler March 2023
The curious case of the Sleuth of Baker Street Marian Misters and J.D. Singh, the much-loved co-owners of Leaside’s Sleuth of Baker Street, announced in their recent monthly newsletter, The Merchant of Menace, that after …more
Editor's Welcome
Editor’s Welcome March 2023
Crossing the Bridge Quite often a theme will emerge when Leaside Life’s creative people sit around a warm Zoom screen to discuss the next issue. That happened as we started planning the March publication. Nearly …more
Events
Leaside Events March 2023
The 3rd Annual GEORGE TURRELL MEMORIAL FOOD DRIVE for the TNO Food Bank in Thorncliffe Park is happening Sunday, March 26th from Noon to 5:00 p.m. 70th Anniversary Cake and Beverages will be served …more
Sports
Jamie Behan races hard to the snowboard Worlds
Years ago, Jamie Behan’s family bought him a shirt with the message, “Race hard, be humble,” on the front. This was already the way Behan was living his life, so as his father Don says …more
Leaside Residents Association
Leaside, standing together and strong!
Back in October I reported that the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario (FEBCO) proposed changes to Don Valley West’s boundaries which would have split Leaside into two separate federal ridings, and into two separate …more
Business
The Leaside Business Park is open for business
This year Leaside will celebrate its 110th anniversary since the Town of Leaside’s official incorporation in 1913 with a population of 43 residents. Originally designed as a “model town,” Leaside was planned by Frederick Todd …more
Development
Will the Leaside Station overbuild be allowed to destroy the Bayview Quads?
The development application for 1787 Bayview Ave. submitted in October 2022 by Countrywide Homes (a branch of Condor, a Vaughan-based developer), proposes to build over the LRT station, but also incorporates the properties currently occupied …more